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Carters Lake Fishing Report May 2013
Carters: Level: 5.4 feet above full pool. Temp: Upper 60s. Clarity: Stained, less than 4 to 5 feet of visibility over most of the lake. Bass: Excellent. Guide Louie Bartenfield reports, “Fishing is outstanding for spotted bass. April has lived up to its reputation and has been a great month for overall numbers. Multiple patterns…
Read MoreLake Burton Fishing Report May 2013
Burton: Level: 0.7 feet above full pool. Temp: 62 degrees. Clarity: Stained.Bass: Capt. Wes Carlton reports, “With the water-temperature fluctuations, the bass have gone from deep to shallow rapidly. Most of the big largemouth are on the beds right now if they have not finished spawning. I look for post and prespawn fish most of…
Read MoreLake Blue Ridge Fishing Report May 2013
Blue Ridge: Level: 1.7 feet above full pool. Temp: 64-66 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “Some of the fish are starting to spawn. We’re catching spots and smallmouth on spawning flats and off rocky points fishing with tubes, jerkbaits and a Strike King 3X crawfish-pattern crankbaits. Largemouth have moved back in the…
Read MoreLake Blackshear Fishing Report May 2013
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: High 60s to low 70s. Clarity: Stained. Crappie: Good. Guide Rusty Parker reports, “I have been shooting docks for the past three weeks and have had excellent luck. I was able to limit out three times on just two shallow-water docks using the chartreuse/pink/chartreuse R.A.G. Fly jig. In my opinion,…
Read MoreLake Allatoona Fishing Report May 2013
Allatoona: Level: 1.5 feet above full pool. Temp: 67-71 degrees. Clarity: Clear to stained in the river. Bass: Very good. Matt Driver reports, “Fishing is great. The spawn ran a little longer this year due to cooler weather patterns in April. Fish will be finishing the spawn in the first couple of weeks of May.…
Read MoreNo Arrests, No Details In Two Hunting Murders
A pair of separate murder investigations that started during deer season still go unsolved, and little, if any, new evidence has showed up to help solve those cases. Half a year has gone by with no arrests or even details releasedregarding the case of a 35-year-old Blairsville hunter murdered during a managed deer hunt at…
Read MoreWest Point Fishing Report April 2013
West Point: Level: 1.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 52-55 degrees. Clarity: Most of the creeks are slightly stained, and the lake is clearing nicely.Bass: Good. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “As we move into April, the shallow bass bite will only continue to improve. This is the best time of the year to catch a…
Read MoreLake Weiss Fishing Report April 2013
Weiss: Level: 1.6 feet below full. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Very stained to muddy. Bass: Very good. Guide and tournament pro Warren Barnes reports, “The bass fishing on Lake Weiss has been great largemouth and spotted bass are in the prespawn and spawn stage. Flipping a Reins Ax Claw and rolling a Revenge spinnerbait has…
Read MoreLake Tobesofkee Fishing Report April 2013
Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Fair. Tournament angler and guide Clayton Batts reports, “Spring is here, and the fish are biting. Search for bass moving back into spawning areas with a Spro Little John crankbait in spring craw or a Stanford Lures Patriot Shad in south Georgia melon. Another good option this month…
Read MoreLake Sinclair Fishing Report April 2013
Sinclair: Level: 0.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 52-56 degrees. Clarity: Stained to lightly stained. Bass: Tournament pro Aaron Batson reports, “Bass fishing is great. Fish are feeding early in the day on seawalls and grassbeds. Target them with 1/4-oz. Net Boy Bait swimjigs or 1/4-oz. Ol’ Nelle spinnerbaits. Look for some fish to already…
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